Sen. Julie Lassa: State must make small business a priority

6:12 PM,
Jun. 12, 2014

Written by

Sen. Julie Lassa
For Gannett Central Wisconsin Media

The data is clear: small companies are where the lion's share of new jobs are created. Some estimates state that as high as 82 percent of new job creation originates in small companies. In addition, a company that is created and grown in a community tends to stay in that community. As Wisconsin has seen, the big company that moves in from out of state today can just as easily move out once again tomorrow. For those reasons, I am increasingly convinced that the most effective way we can promote job creation is by helping small businesses thrive.